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Perdifumo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Salerno, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Gian Battista Vico 1, Perdifumo.

Perdifumo and Vatolla, Cilento hills near the sea

Among the Cilento hills that run down towards the coast, Perdifumo groups several small settlements: the main village and hamlets such as Vatolla, where the philosopher Giambattista Vico lived for some years as a young tutor. The land is a patchwork of olive groves, scrub and roads linking one hamlet to the next.

The sea at Castellabate and Agropoli is a short drive away, and the hill villages are an option for anyone looking for a holiday home away from the busier coast. There are stone houses in the villages, often on several levels, and farmhouses with land. In the villages, check roofs, floors and damp; with farmhouses, check access, water supply and drainage. Average incomes are lower than in the province of Salerno.

Perdifumo has gained residents: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,808 in 2023, up 2.3% on 2011. The average age is 48.0 against 45.2 in the province, over-65s make up 27.5% and households are small, 1.86 members on average. Foreign residents account for 6.6%.

The seismic zone is 3, shared with 42 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.079 g. For old village houses, a check of walls and roofs is still worthwhile, especially where they have been extended or raised over the years.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. From the address, the report finds the land parcel, the slope of the ground and the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • A municipality of several Cilento hill villages, including Vatolla.
  • Population up 2.3% since 2011.
  • Small households: 1.86 members on average.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.079 g.

Overview

Perdifumo is a municipality in the province of Salerno, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,808 residents, ranked 91 of 158 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Perdifumo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 43 of 158 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.079 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 2.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 6.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Perdifumo declared an average taxable income of 17,223 euros, below the provincial average (19,912 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Perdifumo is in climate zone D, with 1,576 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 425 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Perdifumo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.2% of the land in Perdifumo, compared with 8.0% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Perdifumo. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Perdifumo: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Perdifumo are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 24 inhabited census areas in Perdifumo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 87.5%
  • good 12.5%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 065091. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.